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Jay Benedict

1951 - 2020

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Jay Benedict (April 11, 1951 – April 4, 2020) was an American actor who spent most of his life and career in the United Kingdom. He was frequently cast as American characters in British films and television programmes. He was best known for his television roles as Doug Hamilton in the soap opera Emmerdale, and as Captain/Major John Kieffer in the detective drama Foyle's War, in the episodes "Invasion" and "All Clear". He also played Russ Jorden, Newt's father, in the special "Extended Edition" of the film Aliens. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Jay Benedict is the 8,966th most popular actor (down from 8,501st in 2024), the 13,572nd most popular biography from United States (down from 12,535th in 2019) and the 4,165th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Jay Benedict ranks 8,966 out of 13,578. Before him are Mason Adams, Eva Melander, Lyndsy Fonseca, Jung Jin-young, Ellen Drew, and Leonard Frey. After him are Jorge Sanz, Chris Miller, Rebecca Wisocky, Tenma Shibuya, Louise Beavers, and Natalia Millán.

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Among people born in 1951, Jay Benedict ranks 681. Before him are Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré, Pascal Koupaki, Wilner Piquant, Silvio Longobucco, James Patrick Kelly, and Salvador Salguero. After him are Peter Hitchens, Dianne Holum, Pankaj Udhas, Hiroshi Kato, Irving Finkel, and Antonia Bird. Among people deceased in 2020, Jay Benedict ranks 786. Before him are Zoltan Sabo, Charles Wuorinen, Hossein Sheikholeslam, Dave Greenfield, Géza Szőcs, Chilla Porter, Don Edmunds, and Ebrahim Alkazi. After him are Maxim Martsinkevich, Marj Dusay, Narinder Singh Kapany, and Attila Horváth.

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Jay Benedict ranks 4,170. Before him are Jonathan Tucker (1982), Gena Lee Nolin (1971), Georgia Engel (1948), Dennis Burkley (1945), Salli Richardson (1967), Mason Adams (1919), Lyndsy Fonseca (1987), Ellen Drew (1914), and Leonard Frey (1938). After him are Chris Miller (1968), Rebecca Wisocky (1971), and Louise Beavers (1902).

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